834 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Marie Burke recorded two sentimental ballad sides for Columbia. Burke was a British musical theatre performer and singer active in the mid-20th century.AI summary
Columbia 5348 Voice
Marie Burke was a British soprano and musical-theatre performer of the 1920s-30s, and this Columbia recording captures her in two romantic ballads typical of her repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 5375 Voice
Marion Green recorded two songs with traditional English themes for Columbia in the 1920s-30s. Green is not documented as a major artist.AI summary
Columbia L1306 Voice
Marion Harris, an American blues and popular singer of the 1920s, recorded 'Would You Like to Take a Walk?' and 'My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes' for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia DB453 Voice
Marion Harris, an American popular singer of the 1920s, performing 'Spring Is Here Again' and 'Getting Sentimental' on Columbia DB851.AI summary
Columbia DB851 Voice
A duet between Marlene Dietrich and Rosemary Clooney, "Too Old to Cut the Mustard" and "Good for Nothin'", recorded for Columbia in the early 1950s; the title track was a novelty hit.AI summary
Columbia DB3160 Voice
Marlene Dietrich and Rosemary Clooney, 'Good For Nothin'' and 'Too Old To Cut The Mustard', on Columbia 39812; a duet between two major popular singers of the 1950s.AI summary
Columbia 39812 Voice
Mary Ellis, a British-American soprano and musical-theatre star, on Columbia performing songs from the popular repertoire. Ellis was prominent on stage and in recordings during the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia DB1139 Voice
Mary Garden, the celebrated Scottish soprano and actress, singing two traditional Scottish songs, 'Jock O'Hazeldean' and 'The Blue Bells of Scotland', on Columbia catalogue A1191, likely a 1910s–1920s pressing.AI summary
Columbia A1191 Voice
Mary Reed on Columbia 2083, an early Columbia acoustic catalogue number; the titles suggest popular ballad material from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 2083 Voice
Matt Malneck with C. Gibbons on Columbia's DB series, two untraceable ballad standards from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB1000 Voice
Maurice Chevalier, the celebrated French entertainer and actor, recorded for Columbia; these French songs represent the sophisticated vocal style that made him an international star.AI summary
Columbia D2026 Voice
Maurice Chevalier, the French singer and actor, performing two songs in French on Columbia 4401, with Yvonne Vallée on one side. Chevalier was an international star of stage and film in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia 4401 Voice
Max Mossel recorded art-song repertoire for Columbia in the early 1900s, performing German and Italian lyrical material.AI summary
Columbia 2777 Voice
May Moore Duprez, credited on Columbia's Rena label (a cheap British marque used for short-run and secondary releases), performing two early vocal recordings. Very little is known of this artist outside of these disc credits.AI summary
Columbia Rena1997 Voice
Melville Gideon, a singer on Columbia, performing popular ballads of the early twentieth century.AI summary
Columbia 3405 Voice
Melville Gideon performing 'Leave a Little Time for Love' and 'Crinoline Gown' on Columbia. Gideon is otherwise obscure; this appears to be a British vocal recording from the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Columbia 3509 Voice
Melville Gideon recorded 'I've Got You' and 'Leave a Lot of Time for Love' for Columbia in the early 1920s, as the low catalogue number indicates. The artist is unrecognised.AI summary
Columbia 3479 Voice
The Messenger Boys, credited to FB label — an unknown vocal group or ensemble to standard reference sources.AI summary
Columbia FB1111 Voice
Michael Holliday was a British singer and actor who had chart success in the 1950s; this Columbia DB pressing pairs "Hot Diggity" (a novelty hit) with another ballad.AI summary
Columbia DB3783 Voice
Michael Holliday, a British popular singer, recorded 'The Rose Tattoo' and 'Sixteen Tons' for Columbia. Holliday enjoyed a chart career in the 1950s with both original songs and covers.AI summary
Columbia DB3714 Voice
Michael Holliday on Columbia DB4288, performing two sentimental ballads. Holliday was a minor British recording artist of the 1950s; his records are common period releases.AI summary
Columbia DB4288 Voice
Michael Holliday on Columbia DB4155, performing sentimental ballads. Holliday was a British popular singer of the 1950s, best known for his smooth vocal style and cover versions.AI summary
Columbia DB4155 Voice
Michael Holliday, a British pop singer of the 1950s, recorded for Columbia; Holliday had a minor chart presence and later became known chiefly as a cabaret performer.AI summary
Columbia DB4087 Voice
Milton Charles, with C Edwards, performing 'Can you blame me' and 'How about me' for Columbia, 5252. Both are popular songs; the artist is unidentified beyond this single release.AI summary
Columbia 5252 Voice
Milton Hayes, a British actor and monologist known for his dramatic recitations and character sketches, recorded for Columbia in the 1920s. Hayes was a popular revue and theatrical performer.AI summary
Columbia 3233 Voice
Mindy Carson and Guy Mitchell, two popular American singers of the 1950s, on Columbia DB3203 with 'Train of Love' and 'That's a-Why'.AI summary
Columbia DB3203 Voice
Credited as Miscel, a vocalist recorded Italian songs 'Stornellata Fiorentina' and 'Occhi neri' on Columbia D5790, Italian folk or popular vocal material from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia D5790 Voice
Miss Ninja (likely an Indonesian or Malay singer, given the Sundanese language titles) recorded 'Terang Boelan' and 'Gitaar Berboenji' for Columbia. These are colonial-era recordings from the Dutch East Indies region, sung in Indonesian languages. Such recordings are rarely encountered outside specialist collectors of Southeast Asian 78s.AI summary
Columbia DB30192 Voice
Claire Croiza, the celebrated French mezzo-soprano and one of the foremost interpreters of French mélodie, performing songs from Verlaine's 'Ariettes oubliées' with Francis Poulenc at the piano, and a Sarabande with Albert Roussel at the piano, on Columbia D13084. Composer-accompanied recordings of this type are primary documents; a Croiza disc with both Poulenc and Roussel as pianists is historically exceptional.AI summary
Columbia D13084 Voice
Morgan performing 'Casey Jones' and 'I love a Lassie' for Columbia, DB5039. Both are popular standards and traditional songs. Morgan is unidentified.AI summary
Columbia DB5039 Voice
Morgan Kingston on Columbia Records with two Irish traditional vocal sides ('Kerry Dance' and an instrumental trio arrangement); Kingston was a tenor or baritone specializing in Irish repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 99 Voice
Morny Cash performing '21 to 63' and 'Dance With Your Uncle Joseph' on Columbia is879. Cash is not a major recording artist of documented prominence.AI summary
Columbia is879 Voice
Mrs A Stewart Holt performing Stephen Foster's 'Old Folks at Home' on Columbia 30128. A parlour or domestic vocal recording from the early 20th century.AI summary
Columbia 30128 Voice
The Mudlarks, a 1950s vocal group, perform two novelty-style songs for Columbia — a post-war doo-wop era recording.AI summary
Columbia DB4099 Voice
The Mudlarks on Columbia DB4133, performing 'Book of Love', a novelty vocal group recording from the mid-1950s.AI summary
Columbia DB4133 Voice
Narrator Allin and D. Somers recorded 'Old Brigade', a dramatic recitation or song in two parts, for Columbia. The piece is likely a patriotic or nostalgic narrative of the kind popular in British music halls.AI summary
Columbia DX379 Voice
N. Blaney and G. Farrar on Columbia 3788. Both titles are popular songs of the early 1900s; the artists do not appear prominently in standard discographies. This is an early Columbia pressing.AI summary
Columbia 3788 Voice
N Blaney and G Farrar performing 'As long as he loves me' and 'Ukulele Lady' on Columbia 3788, a mid-to-late 1920s recording in the popular-vocal genre.AI summary
Columbia 3788 Voice
Nat Ayer, an American composer and songwriter, recorded 'She Was Wonderful' and 'Dixie Wedding Bells' for Columbia 2986, likely from the 1910s or early 1920s. Ayer was known for popular and theatrical songs.AI summary
Columbia 2986 Voice
Nat Ayer, a British composer and light-music personality, on Columbia 3067, performing 'Coal Black Mammy' and 'I Never Knew'. Ayer was active in British musical theatre and recording from the Edwardian period onward.AI summary
Columbia 3067 Voice
Nat Ayer, a British songwriter and performer, singing 'Ma' and 'Shufflin' Along' on Columbia 3124 — early catalogue number, likely c. 1910s.AI summary
Columbia 3124 Voice
Nat Ayer, an American composer and performer, on Columbia 2980, performing 'Ain't Cha Coming Back Mary Ann to Maryland' and 'Back Home in Tennessee', likely 1910s–20s.AI summary
Columbia 2980 Voice
Nat Ayer, a songwriter and performer active in Edwardian musical theatre, recorded 'Linger a little longer' and 'Peggy O'Neil' for Columbia, catalogue 3089, suggesting an early acoustic pressing.AI summary
Columbia 3089 Voice
Nellie Webb, a British female vocalist, on Columbia 1967, performing 'Would you mind if-?' and 'You mean somebody but you don't mean me'.AI summary
Columbia 1967 Voice
Nelson Eddy, an American baritone and musical-theatre star, recorded 'I'll See You Again' and 'Tokay' for Columbia Records.AI summary
Columbia 60098 Voice
Nelson Eddy, the American baritone and film star, recording 'Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise' and 'Lover Come Back To Me' (both from operetta repertoire) for Columbia UK. DB1976 places this in the mid-1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB1976 Voice
Nina and Frederik, the Danish vocal duo, recorded 'Mary's Boy Child' for Columbia in the 1950s. The song became a seasonal standard, and this recording represents the duo's commercial peak in the UK.AI summary
Columbia DB4375 Voice